Avatar - The Way of Water

[Harrison]

Much like the original film, half of it was the 3D technology that needed to be watched at the cinema. I think you lose a lot watching it at home.

[Kin Hell]

Much like the original film, half of it was the 3D technology that needed to be watched at the cinema. I think you lose a lot watching it at home.

Yes, but only if your Home Cinema set up is cheap crap!

I watched the original film in 3D @ the Cinema & it was utter stutter-jerky crappy bollocks. - Watched the non 3D version @ home & it was beautiful & a joy to watch.

@ DC

What did you think of the Film?

[Demon Cleaner]

Much like the original film, half of it was the 3D technology that needed to be watched at the cinema. I think you lose a lot watching it at home.

I still have my 3D beamer, watched the first one on that and it was amazing.

Didn't watch the new one yet, also not too excited to watch it, perhaps I also need to find a 3D version first.

[Harrison]

I would definitely recommend the 3D version if you can find one. I have to say the film is really good for the first 2/3. And is worth it buddy for some of the alien landscapes and wildlife.

[Kin Hell]

Just before Avater release, our new Cinema in St. Austell replaced an Old but quaint Retro décor affair. Avatar 3D was the first film we watched at the new Cinema & it was an abundantly shocking presentation.

The old cinema's main screen was always out of Focus & the new one appeared equally as bad. Maybe they employed the same half-blind Projectionist they used in the 0ld cinema!

But really, Avatar in 3D looked wrong in every manner. I know it's different these day's, but back then.... 30 Hz in each eye was about as much use as tits on a bull. Even the huge left to right panned landscapes jerked like a paraplegic on LSD. Just annoying in every manner & completely distracted you from the story line.

My old 1080i Pioneer Plasma did a fine job & now, the 10 Bit Panasonic OLED I have now is simply gorgeous.

3D has never really floated my boat tbh.

[Harrison]

Fair enough, but just as the original Star Wars pioneered Dolby surround sound on release, Avatar was built around the new 3D technology at the time.

I personally didn't have any issue with it, but then you know I'm not so bothered about frame rates as I'm more attuned to editing video at 24fps(film), or 25/30/60fps for video and other formats. But remember cinema runs at 24fps for all films, and always has. And like the first Avatar the new film was completely filmed in 3D, using 3D camera technology. It used Sony CineAlta VENICE 3D cameras, rigged to a specially made 3D stereoscopic beam splitter system. And for cinema, to watch it in its native filmed format you need to watch it in IMAX 4DX with a laser projector that can display HFR in 4K. The HFR refers to the film being filmed at 48fps instead of the normal 24fps for most cinema films. Making the fast action sequences far smoother. And combined with this was a new technology called the Deep X, designed soecifically for this film to film in 3D underwater. This technology significantly reduces the distortion caused by particles in the water and water movement.

So that's the reason for really having to watch this second film in an IMAX 4DX cinema. The image won't convert perfectly to any TV screen. And as its filmed in IMAX HFR the 3D is 48fps, rather than the 24fps of the first film. I admit there were still some 3D effects that didn't track smoothly, but in thy whole it was impressive.

[Demon Cleaner]

The 3D on my beamer is just ****ing amazing, what do you want

[J T]

I remember the hoo-haa when the original came out, people loved it. I never went to see it at the cinema - possibly from being a bit stubbornly contrary, possible laziness, who knows; but after it was out of the cinema i never really felt there was much point watching it at home. Same for the new one.

Maybe I'm just becoming more of a grumpy old man.

[Harrison]

The 3D on my beamer is just ****ing amazing, what do you want

Does it support the 48fps film rate used in this new Avatar? Problem is no home projector will have IMAX laser projector technology, regardless of how good it is. I hardly ever go to the cinema any more, but sometimes there are some films where it's really the only place to watch it as intended.

[Kin Hell]

The 3D on my beamer is just ****ing amazing, what do you want

A dear friend of mine has a beamer & also never got on with 3D. His did a better job than the Cinema did, I'll grant that but.... meh!

What floats your boat... floats ur boat I guess.